Mr. Ravindra Kumar Tyagi is working as Chairman & Managing Director (CMD) at Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID).

He is having a work experience of over 35 years in Power Systems at various key positions in premier CPSUs in power sector such as POWERGRID and NTPC.

He has handled multi-disciplinary functions in various business segments of POWERGRID like Asset Management, Engineering, Business Development (domestic & international), Telecom, Load Dispatch & Communication, NTAMC, Safety, DMS etc. Prior to this, he was Director (Operations) & Executive Director (North-Eastern Region) in POWERGRID and has handled functions of Project Execution, Asset Management, Finance, Commercial, Human Resource Management and various other regional functions.

He is an Electrical Engineer from Punjab Engineering College (P.E.C.), Chandigarh and has completed M.(Tech) in Energy Studies from IIT Delhi. Mr. Tyagi is a Fulbright Scholar from Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania, USA.

Mr. Tyagi is representing India in many International technical committees for preparing various Technical Standards. He is Author of more than 50 technical papers which have been presented in National and International conferences. He has also published Handbooks on High Voltage Circuit Breakers and Bamboo Nailing & Sand Piling Technique in Power Transmission.

He is President of International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE), India National Committee. He was conferred with prestigious 1906 Award in Year 2022 for his exceptional contribution in International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) TC 122 towards development of IEC 63042 – Ultra High Voltage Alternating Current (UHVAC) Transmission Systems. He was also honored with CIGRE Paris Award as Distinguished member for development of Technical Standards in the field of Transmission System in the Year 2018.